Kosmos 2472

Russian Kobalt-M reconnaissance satellite. Kosmos 2472 was launched on June 27, 2011 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 24, 2011).

COSPAR 2011-028ANORAD 37726Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2472
Common name: Kosmos 2472
Payload designation: Kobal't-M No. 562
Other names: Yantar'-4K2M No. 88L:P,11F695M No. 649-69-562:RA
International designator: 2011-028A
NORAD catalog number: 37726
GCAT identifier: S37726
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/631

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: Kobal't-M
Owner: KVR
Country: Russia
Builder: Arsenal Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Yantar'-4K2M

Launch

Date: June 27, 2011 · 16:00 UTC
Launch record: 2011-028Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U-PVB
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 217 km
Apogee: 338 km
Inclination: 81.39°
Status: Landed
Status date: October 24, 2011
Last known active: Oct 24, 2011
End of operations: Oct 24, 2011

Size

Mass: 3,186 kg
Dry mass: 3,186 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,900 kg
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 6.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6433283 (CC0).